In this book I bring together creative and critical writing on motherhood in Ireland in an attempt to understand its complexity. I am conscious that motherhood has been used as a symbol in Ireland in political, cultural and social life. In the course of editing this book I met many men and women who told me that they did not feel qualified to write about motherhood, and some expressed a fear of speaking on the subject. This they all agreed was because they had not experienced physiological motherhood. I found this very disturbing, as it seemed to imply that a whole section of the population had been silenced.
Type of Material
Book
Publisher
Mercier Press
Copyright (Published Version)
2004 the Author
Subject – LCSH
Motherhood--Social aspects--Ireland
Motherhood--Political aspects--Ireland
Mothers--Ireland
Mother and child--Ireland
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISBN
1856354229
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